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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sir Orfeo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What realm does Sir Gawain first ride through on his quest to find the Green Knight?
(a) Logres.
(b) Fariers.
(c) Middleton.
(d) Drighton.

2. Where does Sir Orfeo hide during bad weather?
(a) In an abandoned hut.
(b) In a wagon.
(c) In a tree.
(d) In a cave.

3. What kind of shoes do the knights place on Sir Gawain's feet?
(a) Gold.
(b) Steel.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Pewter.

4. In the third stanza of "Pearl," what color do blossoms pale?
(a) White and blue.
(b) Blue and red.
(c) Yellow and green.
(d) Violet and yellow.

5. What does "the lord" give to Sir Gawain on the night of the second hunt?
(a) A doe's heart.
(b) A boar's head.
(c) A fox's tail.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In stanza thirty-two of "Pearl," what does the narrator say that God forbids "we" to be?

2. Who is the second to volunteer to take the Green Knights challenge?

3. How wide is the axe that the man emerges from the cave with?

4. What is the name of the animal that "the lord" brings to Sir Gawain on the third hunting day?

5. According to "Sir Orfeo," what do most men sing about?

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